Lineman-Fiber Optic InstallationThe new plan comes at a time when the focus on broadband in Vermont is shifting from providing access to meeting future needs with higher speed service.

Eighty years ago, the Communications Act of 1934 made universal land line phone service a priority. Today, as the demand for broadband and mobile wireless service increases, so has the government’s emphasis on making those services universally available.

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